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... truth of revelation . Bacon conceived of truth as a bifurcation : there is the truth of God's word and the truth of God's works , of revelation and of natural science . These truths must be kept apart , for if religion is applied to ...
... truth of revelation . Bacon conceived of truth as a bifurcation : there is the truth of God's word and the truth of God's works , of revelation and of natural science . These truths must be kept apart , for if religion is applied to ...
Page 154
... truth . That such truth exists , that things exist independently of our perception of them , is Herbert's first premise , which he asserts ' against imbeciles and sceptics ' . In addition to absolute truth ( veritas rei ) , there are ...
... truth . That such truth exists , that things exist independently of our perception of them , is Herbert's first premise , which he asserts ' against imbeciles and sceptics ' . In addition to absolute truth ( veritas rei ) , there are ...
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... truth is bound up exclusively in Revelation , in the word of God . Some truth is yielded by logic , and what is in Scripture is certainly true . But the truth that is ultimate , the knowledge of what is most real , is the knowledge of ...
... truth is bound up exclusively in Revelation , in the word of God . Some truth is yielded by logic , and what is in Scripture is certainly true . But the truth that is ultimate , the knowledge of what is most real , is the knowledge of ...
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Political theory and political practice | 34 |
Population economy and society in Miltons England | 72 |
The educational background | 102 |
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